Declared the winner of the competition "engine of the year-2017"

29 June 2017

Best engine announced the unbeatable Ferrari V8

Alexander Om, photo manufacturers

International competition International Engine of the Year Ferrari engine F154 became the winner in three categories – "engine of the year" (International engine of the Year), best sports engine (Performance Engine of the Year Award), and first among the engine capacity from 3.0 to 4.0 L. in Addition to these three awards, the Ferrari with his "aspirated" V12 took another Cup – "Best engine over 4.0 liters" – this award Italians win second in a row and third time in 2013. For the Ferrari V12 is a very sensitive topic, as it affects the history of the brand. When 70 years ago on the Fiat 125S was the first Ferrari car in motion, he cited a 1.5-liter V12.

Returning to "the hero of the occasion", recall that F154CB is a bi-turbo V8 volume of 3.9 liters and output of 670 HP, mounted on the Ferrari 488 GTB in different variations for California T or GC4Lusso. It is necessary to clarify that earlier, in the Wake of concerns about the environment, the most important prize among the mechanics always got the small displacement motors.

The prize of "Best new engine" was given to a hybrid power installation Honda NSX, a V6 twin-turbo 3.5-liter and three electric motors, one of which is installed between the engine and "robot". In total, the entire powerplant Honda "gives" 581 HP

In this year's competition there was one more nomination – the "Green engine". Of course, the prize in this category went to the power plant of the Tesla. By the way, Tesla has taken the prize for "Best environmental engine." The silver in this category, by the way, the BMW 1.5 Turbo Hybrid powering the BMW i8.

Interestingly, none of the categories not among the winners were diesel engines. Or the "deselect" affected, whether the attitude towards diesels in General have changed, but in the table of winners there is only one diesel – Mercedes-Benz 2.0 Turbo Diesel (OM 654), who took second place in the category "Best new engine".